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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Sizzle reels: nine films to watch in a heatwave
Whether you fire up the outdoor projector or Netflix and chill in a cool, dark place – let the escapism of cinema be a balm amid t…
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From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs PAD and Nomad follow the sun
Nomad co-founder and director Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte describes the fair as “a resort concept”
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‘I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget’: Madonna says biopic was scrapped after ‘falling out’ with studio
‘Maybe they just didn’t believe in me,’ the pop star said of Universal, which was set to make a film about her life starring Julia…
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Who is the mysterious ‘Hot Podium Guy’ – the viral face of the UK’s political turmoil?
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation only meant one thing for some – the mysterious “Hot Podium Guy” was back...
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Noise, blood and confetti: how Industrial Coast built a radical arts scene in ‘dark, deprived’ Middlesbrough
The Teesside town struggles with drugs and social discord, but inspired by its magical light and mercurial artistic spirit, some s…
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Australian town crier breaks Guinness record for world's loudest person
Cover your ears and meet Joseph McGrail-Bateup, Canberra's official town crier and the new record-holder for the loudest ever shou…
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Ten years after Brexit vote, art market rules remain as messy as ever
The piecemeal approach to repealing and replacing EU regulations highlights the lack of a coherent policy
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Ashley Cain says he's 'not proud' of sexist language
The former BBC Three presenter says he has changed since the historical tweets were posted.
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Céline Dion teases new song ahead of concert comeback
After a sold-out concert residency and a first single, Céline Dion has teased a new song to be released on 3 July.
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Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine
Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’ An artwork by a Turner…
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More than a unibrow: The enduring appeal of Frida Kahlo
She shunned feminine beauty ideals, was bisexual and a political radical, all while being brutally honest in her art. A major Frid…
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Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics
This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom ‘Continental people have se…
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Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories
From the Booker-shortlisted author, a tantalisingly unreliable account of childhood, history and mental uncertainty The historian …
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Landship review – soldiers yearn for tinned pies in muddy first world war drama that stays inside the tank
It’s too murky to distinguish one stiff upper lip from another in Callum Burn’s drama about a real-life mission that came unstuck …
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Self-doubt, burnout … and Taylor Swift: why Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movie
Nostalgia hits hard for anyone who has grown up with the franchise. But little could prepare me for the emotional punch of this la…
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Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti
The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences.
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Piglet, it’s a purple, psychedelic shapeshifter! The wild new creature prowling Winnie-the-Pooh’s wood
Is it an alien? A dinosaur? Is it going to kill us all? Our writer hits Ashdown Forest for the Big One Hundred celebrations – and …
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Hannah Byczkowski: ‘The Traitors helped me become a better comedian’
The Traitors-winning standup talks about quitting palliative care work for the stage and the dangers of mistaking a cockatoo for a…
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South Korea could deport stalker who rang BTS star's doorbell 133 times
The Brazilian woman visited BTS member Jungkook's home 20 times in less than two months.
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Banned on Broadway, a new generation of music software is shrinking musical theatre orchestras
Musicians are losing jobs, or stretched further in the gigs they can get, as KeyComp and other technologies replace human players …
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Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction
The note from the possible kidnappers reportedly stated that they did not mean for her to die and included an apology to the famil…
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Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
Written in 1947, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s account of the horrors of the atomic bomb attack will be published in August and is being made…
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National Portrait Gallery display withdrawn after Churchill row
The video installation prompted a row over its claims about Churchill's role in the Bengal famine.
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House of the Dragon review – the orgy of carnage it should always have been
After two forgettable seasons, the Game of Thrones prequel finally comes into its own – blazing back on to our screens with the mo…